Material Handler

VALTO•Channahon, IL

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Material Handler Full Time Channahon, IL, US Salary Range: $23.00 To $25.00 Hourly With over 70 years of innovative products and services, Valto, Inc is the world’s leading provider of FRP composite panels. Our lightweight composite products deliver unsurpassed strength and durability; and we continue to pioneer next level performance in building materials, recreational vehicles, and transportation. We deliver quality products that perform in demanding environments. Valto is seeking a Material Handler is responsible for receiving, unloading, inspecting, storing, and distributing raw materials and inventory needed to support manufacturing operations. This role ensures inventory accuracy, proper material handling, warehouse organization, and timely delivery of materials to production while maintaining safety, quality, and inventory control standards. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of warehouse, receiving, shipping, inventory control, or material handling experience, with strong forklift skills, inventory management knowledge, and a commitment to safety, accuracy, and operational efficiency. Experience working with warehouse management systems and supporting manufacturing operations is preferred.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred; some college coursework is a plus.
2-5 years of warehouse, receiving, shipping, inventory control, logistics, or material handling experience preferred.
Forklift certification or the ability to obtain and maintain certification.
Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory control principles, and material handling procedures.
Experience working with warehouse management systems and inventory tracking processes.

Responsibilities

Receive, inspect, count, and unload incoming materials and shipments to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance with receiving procedures.
Safely operate forklifts and material handling equipment to transport, store, and issue materials throughout the facility.
Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, inventory transactions, warehouse organization, and material tracking activities.
Maintain warehouse housekeeping, 5S standards, and safe storage practices while supporting continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Coordinate shipping orders from initial processing through final loading.
Handle returned goods authorizations (RGAs) and related claims.